List of largest fires of the 21st century
This is a list of the largest fires of the 21st century.
| Rank | Name | Country | Area burned (km2) | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-2020 Australian bushfire season | Australia | 338,000 | 34+ | [1][2] |
| 2 | 2021 Russia wildfires[3][4] | Russia | 200,000 | 0 | [5] |
| 3 | 2019 Siberia wildfires | Russia | 43,000 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2014 Northwest Territories fires | Canada | 34,000 | 0 | [6] |
| 5 | 2009 black Saturday bushfires | Australia | 21,000 | 173 | [7] |
| 6 | 2020 California wildfires | United States | 18,000 | 31 | [8] |
| 7 | 2010 Bolivia forest fires | Bolivia | 15,000 | 0 | [9] |
| 8 | 2011–2012 Australian bushfire season | Australia | 14,000 | 0 | [10] |
| 9 | 2006-2007 Australian bushfire season | Australia | 13,000 | 5 | [10] |
| 10 | 2017 British Columbia wildfires | Canada | 12,000 | 0 | [11] |
| 11 | 2015 Russian wildfires | Russia | 11,000 | 33 | [12] |
| 12 | 2012–2013 Australian bushfire season | Australia | 9,000 | 4 | [10] |
| 13 | 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires | Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru | 9,000 | 2 |
References
- "Australia fires: A visual guide to the bushfire crisis". BBC. 6 January 2020.
- "It's official: every bushfire in NSW has either been extinguished or is under control". Timeout. 14 February 2020.
- "Siberian wildfires 2021". The Washington Post.
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- "Largest Brush and Forest Fire in Recorded History". World Atlas. 15 March 2018.
- "A new 2014 for wildfires". Cabin Radio. 5 March 2019.
- "The Australian "Black Saturday" Bushfires of 2009". Saving Earth | Encyclopedia Britannica. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- "National Large Incident Year-to-date Report" (PDF). Geographic Area Coordination Centers. 14 September 2020.
- "Bolivia declares emergency over forest fires". BBC. 20 August 2010.
- "Bushfire History". CFS South Australia. 6 January 2020.
- "B.C. farmers and ranchers devastated by wildfires to get $20M in financial aid". CBC. 6 September 2017.
- "Fire rages on as death toll from two blazes reaches 33". The Siberian Times. 16 April 2015.
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